Short introduction to Firefox OS' philosophy, features and objectives.
Firefox OSAn introductionSergi Mansilla, February 2013Thursday, February 14, 13
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Mobile todayWrite once, run...onceDi!erent APIsDi!erent languagesDi!erent storesThursday, February 14, 13
‘Native’ apps vs web appsGreat while it lastedIt’s time to move onThe gap is goneThursday, February 14, 13
Firefox OS?New mobile OSLeverages open webWebAPI standardsNo walled gardensThursday, February 14, 13
Why should I care as a user?Device independenceThursday, February 14, 13
Why should I care as a user?No need to repurchaseHigher quality appsNo brand discriminationDevice independenceThursday, February 14, 13
Why should I care as a developer?You already know this stu!Thursday, February 14, 13
Why should I care as a developer?HTML5, CSS3, JavaScriptEach site is a potential appExtreme "exibilityGreat toolingYou already know this stu!Thursday, February 14, 13
Why should I care as a developer?No developer feesNo API breaksNo need for a phoneYou already know this stu!Thursday, February 14, 13
Opening up phoneshttp://arewemobileyet.comThursday, February 14, 13
Developer toolsThursday, February 14, 13
Developer toolshttps://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/12/#refox-os-simulator-1-0-is-here/Thursday, February 14, 13
Developer toolsIt also works on Android!Thursday, February 14, 13
Firefox Marketplacemarketplace.!refox.comThursday, February 14, 13
Firefox MarketplaceThursday, February 14, 13
Thanks!Questions?Sergi Mansilla @sergimansilla http://goo.gl/Xiv94Thursday, February 14, 13
Useful linkshttps://addons.mozilla.org/#refox/addon/#refox-os-simulator/sergimansilla.com/blog/promise-of-!os/http://arewemobileyet.com/https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPIhttp://www.mozilla.org/en-US/#refoxos/Thursday, February 14, 13